Name of the Event: She Entrepreneurs Leadership Program
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 6 months
Working language: English
Last Date of applications: March 12, 2024
Applications Link:
She Entrepreneurs
Are you an entrepreneur with a vision to make an impact on society through your business? Do you want to take the next steps to grow your enterprise? Become part of a strong network of impact-driven female founders in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye through our leadership programme She Entrepreneurs.
Overview
She Entrepreneurs is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye who are building sustainable and scalable businesses that contribute to driving social and/or environmental change. In the past years that the programme received support that helped them become successful in expanding and increasing their impact.
She Entrepreneurs offers practical and hands-on leadership training based on real business experience, collaborative learning, and participant-centric design. The programme provides tangible tools, insights and connections for participants who want to grow their businesses and develop as entrepreneurs as well as leaders.
Running over the course of six months intensive, onsite learning in Stockholm in September.
If you are ready to scale up the impact of your business and want to become part of a strong network of like-minded women who can support and inspire you on your journey – then She Entrepreneurs is the programme for you.
She Entrepreneurs will give you:
The opportunity to plan and develop a strategy for your business in an inspiring and collaborative learning environment.
Regular sessions with expert mentors providing their support and input.
Increased self-awareness as a leader and a deep understanding of how to build effective and motivated teams while also taking care of your own long-term wellbeing.
Increased knowledge on topics such as business development, innovation, and partnerships to create relevant and attractive products and services, as well as reach new customers and markets.
New perspectives on how you can follow up and increase the impact of your business by measuring your value creation.
A strong and active community of like-minded women.
Can I apply?
You are welcome to submit your application if you are a woman entrepreneur born 1978 – 1999 with a business that:
is already operational and ready to expand;
has the potential to develop a financially sustainable business model and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals* by driving social and/or environmental change;
is based in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia or Türkiye.
Programme participants must be citizens of one of the countries mentioned above and have a proficient command of both written and spoken English.
Programme timeline
She Entrepreneurs runs for about six months and combines regular online workshops, learning groups, and mentoring with one week of intensive,
Online training and mentorship (End of April – mid-November 2024) The training is based on a highly practical approach that allows you to apply the knowledge and insight gained through it directly to your business. Regular online workshops are organised on different topics that help you grow your turnover and operations, build a resilient leadership and team, and follow up on the targets you set for your social or environmental contribution. The workshops are led by experienced entrepreneurs and experts. Joint workshops and smaller learning groups give plenty of opportunities to meet other entrepreneurs in similar situations and to make new connections.
Onsite learning week in Stockholm (September 2024) The programme in Stockholm will take place 9 –15 September (arriving on It will be an intensive week of learning, combining workshops, mentoring, field visits and networking.The dates and timings are preliminary and may change.
Costs covered and arranged by Swedish Institute
Your flights to and from Stockholm.
Your accommodation and most of the meals during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
Your insurance during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
All training online and onsite material.
Apply
Only applicants who have submitted a complete application will be considered for the programme. These are the steps you need to go through to submit your application
Register your profile in the application portal: She Entrepreneurs 2024 – Swedish Institute: Leadership application portal (si.se)
Select what programme you would like to apply for (She Entrepreneurs is available 12 February – 12 March 2024).
Answer all the questions for the different sections in the application portal (found in the left-hand menu).
Upload your CV under the document section.
After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation to your inbox in Dream Apply.
You will also receive a message to your inbox in Dream Apply with a link to record a short video. Follow the instructions in the message. It will take less than ten minutes to record the video. You will get two questions to answer within two minutes each. We ask you to make the recording in a quiet setting and, if possible, use headphones with a built-in microphone. Please note that it is mandatory to make the video recording. Wish you the best of luck!
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